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10.01.08Implications of Digital News Media in the Context of the United States Presidential Election[caption id="attachment_256" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Utilitarianism: More votes to clever people"][/caption] In 1861, the philisopher John Stuart Mill wrote: the exercise of any political function, either as an elector or representative, is power over others. We live in tumultuous times. The United State Presidential Election is scheduled to take place on November 4 this year. The question remains relevant today: Do voters have a moral duty to be informed about politics? The majority of Americans rely on the television for their political information, not realising that most news networks are highly partisan, owned by corporations and biased. John Stuart Mill argued that the impact of political ignorance should ...
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09.18.08Let Hope Conquer Fear on November 4"... bitter, partisan fights and outworn ideas of the left and the right won’t solve the problems we face today. But a new spirit of unity and shared responsibility will.” I couldn't agree more with this sentiment. To me, the way our two party democracies lurch from 'left' to 'Right' is insanity. We must stop doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. [caption id="attachment_197" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Smart cookie "][/caption] McCain didn't see this financial meltdown coming. Great post on this at Liberal Values. Related posts:Ruled by fearThe Manipulative Maverick Pulls Mature Master StrokeThe final countdown
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08.26.08Democratic decision has been made – ObamaThe Democratic Convention kicked off yesterday in Denver. Michelle Obama opened the event, which will officially nominate Barack and his veep - Senator Joseph Biden - to contend the Presidential election on November 4, 2008. The ongoing wrangles between the disgruntled Clinton camp and the successful nominee Obama continue to dominate much of the press coverage. Seems to me that the Clintonites need to accept the verdict. They have a system in place and that system nominated Obama. There are reports (like this one in BusinesWeek) that Obama has done little to placate Clinton supporters and fund raisers. His refusal to consult her for the veep decision ...
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